Viewing "Heavy Mining Tug" - Scale: 20.00
Thruster (scale: 1.25)
Fuel Cell (scale: 1.50)
Crew Quarters (scale: 0.75)
Bridge (scale: 0.75)
Life Support (scale: 0.25)
Cargo Bay (scale: 3.00)
Mining Laser (scale: 0.50)
Light Hull (scale: 1.00)
Metal Refinery (scale: 4.00)
Export Dock (scale: 3.25)
Fusion Generator (scale: 0.75)
Author: Superking
Created: February 10, 2011, 5:15 pm
Control
Crew Quarters (0.75)
Bridge (0.75)
Life Support (0.25)
 
Engines
Thruster (1.25)
 
Hull
Light Hull (1.00)
 
Misc
Mining Laser (0.50)
 
Misc » Economy
Metal Refinery (4.00)
Export Dock (3.25)
Misc » Storage
Cargo Bay (3.00)
 
Support
Support » Power
Fusion Generator (0.75)
 
Support » Resources
Fuel Cell (1.50)
 
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Superking @ February 10, 2011, 5:17 pm
assuming equal tech levels between 5-10 (second 30 minutes of normal games), this is the most efficent possible design: metal is processed at about 80% of the speed of mining, which is then exported at about 80% at the speed of processing (to allow for the movement of the miner)
exelsiar @ February 10, 2011, 7:50 pm
80% of mining? that means it'd stop targeting an asteroid after filling up, no? wouldn't it be better to be able to keep it mining at all times?
Superking @ February 11, 2011, 5:36 am
ideally yes, but in practice the orbitting behavior of miners is imperfect and they frequently drift out of range for a second or two.. 80% speed = continues processing while this happens. the other thing you have to remember is that making the mining laser even 0.25 bigger is going to need a bigger reactor, a bigger bridge & a bigger crew quarters.
exelsiar @ February 11, 2011, 12:16 pm
ahh i getcha tis a gd design then :D
YAHG @ February 22, 2012, 4:05 pm
Do people actually use metal miners? I can usually just put the metal mandate on for a few seconds and I'll be swimming in metal if I am ever short
Dimitri @ June 12, 2012, 3:21 am
yea, but i like to use the "rigid" attribute as i almost never find the need to use civil actions anyways, so a good mining ship is a welcome addition to my system traffic. tho, out of personal preference i replaced the thruster with a ramjet to give it a boost in ruining time before it needs to refuel.

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